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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019
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Achievement NZ Pathways Carterton programme manager Sue Partridge. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND
Knowing how to read is an important skill most of us take for granted. But for some Wairarapa people, following a recipe, taking a driving test, or fulfilling their life aspirations is out of the question because they don’t have that skill. Now, Achievement NZ, formerly known as Trade and Commerce, is expanding in Wairarapa to help people improve their literacy and numeracy skills. Achievement NZ has been providing tertiary programmes in Masterton for a number of years and is now offering its Pathways programme in Carterton. Achievement NZ business development manager Mike Hay said the initiative had been much requested in Carterton, and “thanks to the generosity of the Carterton Baptist Church”, they have a suitable
venue to offer their Pathways community programme. “The programme can help people get into tertiary courses and into employment,” he said. “We can focus on driver licence theory, technology skills, budgeting, and help with working with community and government agencies. “It’s all based on individual goals. “We even have participants who are looking to upskill so they can help their children and grandchildren with their homework.” Recently appointed programme manager Sue Partridge is an experienced teacher who moved to Carterton late last year. She said the Carterton programme was an asset for the community, especially as the programme itself was free for learners. Continued on page 4
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